Beat Match City

tempo: 78 bpm bpm range:   75 bpm  to  80 bpm The DJ's Take:  Q: What's wrong with taking your shirt off every once in awhile, twisting it round your head, and spinning it like a helicopter? A: Absolutely nothing. Turn on key adjust, slow it down a bit and mix with What You Know to make a room full of 30-something Southern African Americans go crazy. Download the MP3:

Speed: 99 bpm Recommended bpm range: 95 to 100 bpm , 100 to 105 bpm The DJ's Take: Let me tell you something about Rack City - when you leave, your soul and your wallet will feel a little emptier. But that's ok. It's the journey that counts. As for the track itself, not bad. The cool thing is you can turn on key adjust and mix with songs in a couple bpm ranges: 95-100 bpm: NO - Meghan Trainor , Trillmatic - A$AP Mob , HeadBand - B.o.B , Juicy - Notorious BIG , Say Aah - Trey Songz ft. Fabolous , Addiction - Ryan Leslie ft. Fabolous , Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg 100-105 bpm: Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious BIG , Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature , Turn Me On - Kevin Lyttle Download the MP3: Amazon

Speed: 128 bpm Recommended bpm range: 125 to 130 bpm The DJ's Take: I am not a fan of this song at all; seems like it was just thrown together. But it's David Guetta and Nicki Minaj, and somehow it might just work on a big sound system with a bunch of drunk chicks dancing around. Try integrating it with some of the tracks in the mega-mix below and see how it takes before making it a regular part of your rotation. Turn on key adjust and mix with: I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding , Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj , Where Have You Been - Rihanna , In The Dark - DEV , Don't Stop The Party - Black Eyed Peas , Take Over Control - Afrojack ft. Eva Simons , Shots - LMFAO , Where Them Girls At - David Guetta ft. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj , Backseat - New Boyz , Judas - Lady Gaga , Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo & Afrojack , Till The World Ends - Britney Spears , Tonight (I'm Lovin You) - Enrique Iglesias , Just Can't Get Enough - Black E...

BMC Top 5 Singles for 2011: 1. Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo 2. Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa 3. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO 4. E.T. - Katy Perry ft. Kanye West 5. Firework - Katy Perry Top 5 BPMs for 2011: 1. 130 bpm 2. 125 bpm 3. 100 bpm 4. 90 bpm 5. 120 bpm Top 5 Artists for 2011: 1.   Black Eyed Peas 2.   Rihanna 3.   Katy Perry 4.   David Guetta 5.   Chris Brown Overall, another great year in the books. Thanks for reading and supporting. Let's do it even bigger and better in 2012. Got your own ideas about what should be in the Top 5? Leave a comment. (Photo via Morguefile )

Speed: 66 bpm The DJ's Take: Took me two or three listens to realize this is a hot song. Instrumental is gold on that African/South American tip, rapping is on point, and the hook works too. Download it for your next slow hiphop set, your car, or your portable music player. This will bang in any setting. DJ's: Turn on key adjust and mix with Day N Nite - Kid Cudi Download the MP3:

Speed: 93 bpm The DJ's Take: Despite the droopy beat, this track is climbing up a Billboard Hot 100 dominated by dance tracks. Personally, it makes me want to close my eyes more than nod my head, but it's not bad. Stick it in your 90 to 95 bpm hiphop/R&B mix and see how it works out. On a side note, this dude is a dead ringer for Jared Dudley of the Phoenix Suns . Turn on key adjust and mix with: Fancy [Explicit] Download the MP3:

LMFAO tracks are the bookends for this month's Top 5: BMC Top 5 Singles for October 2011: 1. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO 2. Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo 3. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People 4. ET - Katy Perry ft. Kanye West 5. Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO Top 5 BPMs for October 2011: 1. 125 bpm 2. 130 bpm 3. 100 bpm 4. 120 bpm 5. 140 bpm Based on the feedback I'm getting, dance music in that 125 to 130 bpm range is still king. And why not; in a global recession, we all need some optimism & energy. Just don't forget to diversify from time to time. People like a little variety, and trends can change in the blink of an eye. Got your own ideas about what should be in the Top 5? Leave a comment. (Photo via Morguefile )